Letters
Letters: Yvette Cooper for PM!
Bet on Yvette Sir: Were Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham or Wes Streeting to succeed Sir Keir (‘After Starmer’,…
Letters: the little-known role of liquorice in parliamentary history
Pennies pinching Sir: I agree with much of this week’s editorial, except for two points (‘Nunc dimittis’, 25 April). As…
Letters: what vegetarians get wrong
Flat broke Sir: John Power’s article on the property squeeze (‘Flatlined’, 18 April) identifies a symptom of a deeper problem,…
Letters: No, pensioners don’t ‘‘have it easy’
Same old Sir: In Michael Simmons’s otherwise excellent yet alarming essay on ‘Benefits treats’ (11 April), one sentence spoiled the…
Letters: The uncomfortable truth about Gen Z churchgoers
Clerical errors Sir: Glad though I am that The Spectator bucks the trend in its conviction that the C of…
Letters: Ban PPE graduates from public office
Dark Greens Sir: Both your leading article and Angus Colwell’s cover piece (‘Zacked Off’, 28 March) are bang-on. Although I…
Letters: Don’t underestimate Ed Miliband’s malign influence
Leave the US to it Sir: I was struck by the dichotomy of your 21 March issue. Christopher Caldwell describes…
Letters: Litter is a sign of Britain’s low self-esteem
State of the nations Sir: My spirits were raised by your stirring defence of the forthcoming royal visit to America…
Letters: We interfere in the Middle East at our peril
The West’s track record Sir: I read with much sadness Matthew Parris’s reservations about western attempts at regime change in…
Letters: There’s no defending Robert Maxwell
Bring back wisdom Sir: Douglas Murray is right that reducing the educational attainment of politicians is not the answer to…
Letters: Why I love my Jellycats
Defence agreement Sir: If (a big ‘if’, I know) our politicians really would like to address the parlous state of…
Letters: Nicky Haslam should fix the Palace of Westminster
Growing pains Sir: It was reassuring to learn that Wes Streeting is a reader of The Spectator and also shares…
Letters: AI won’t save the army
Brute force Sir: General Sir Nick Carter is correct to point out the fragility of the UK’s armed forces today…
Letters: Let children drink
Chagos stupidity Sir: To British Establishment watchers, Michael Gove’s dissection of the dubious and devious machinations of Jonathan Powell, Richard…
Letters: The Tories and Reform have little to unite them
Class war Sir: Your leading article, ‘More in common’ (24 January), laments the ‘civil war’ between Reform and the Conservatives.…
Letters: A teacher’s lessons for Rod Liddle
How to kill reading Sir: I am appalled by the response to Andrew Watts’s concerns about the teaching of reading…
Letters: The real reason Gen Z aren’t having sex
No EU turn Sir: Before Dr Brian Mathew’s letter on ‘How to restore prosperity’ appeared (10 January), the FT printed…
Jack Rankin: No to Reform
No to Reform Sir: Perhaps because I have been candid about the Conservative party’s failures in office, I am mooted…
Letters: Don’t let Labour kill off trail hunting
Man with man to dwell Sir: Your editorial (‘All ye faithful’, 13-27 December) suggests that scepticism about Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s (Tommy…
Letters: Why I quit Your Party
Party’s over Sir: My departure from Your Party, described as ‘disputed’ by Douglas Murray (‘Where was my invitation to Your…
Letters: How to clear the courts backlog – without scrapping juries
Tried and tested Sir: Your otherwise excellent leading article opposing proposed restrictions on jury trials (‘Judge not’, 29 November) misses…
Letters: Britain’s energy policy is unsustainable
Unsustainable energy Sir: Sir Richard Dearlove (‘Net cost’, 22 November) succinctly sums up the views of many of us who…
Letters: can you ever come back from Siberia?
Cross channel Sir: As a supporter of the BBC, it pains me to say that Rod Liddle and Lara Brown…
Letters: The case for decriminalising cannabis
Back to reality Sir: The harms caused by cannabis are not a result of a failure to police it properly…
Letters: Venezuela’s middle-class exodus
Minimum requirement Sir: Some of Charles Moore’s observations about the minimum wage are pertinent (Notes, 1 November). However, what many…
